Week 4: OS X Install & Recovery HD

Question 1

What does POST Stand for?

Answer 1

Power-On Self Test

Question 2

What are the 4 primary system initialization stages in Mac OS X?

Answer 2

Firmware, Booter, Kernel, System Launchd

Question 3

What kind of software is used to manage computer hardware

Answer 3

System Software

Question 4

What kind of software processes data for a user?

Answer 4

Application Software

Question 5

The order of the software version numbers?

Answer 5

Reference.Upgrade.Update.

Question 6

Name the OS X big cat names, in order of their release.

Answer 6

Cheetah (10.0), Puma (10.1), Jaguar (10.2), Panther (10.3), Tiger (10.4), Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), and Mountain Lion (10.8)

Question 7

What happens if POST is successful?

Answer 7

You will hear a chime.

Question 8

What is the hidden second partition called on a Lion or Mountain Lion OS X install?

Answer 8

Recovery HD

Question 9

What key do you hold down on the keyboard to boot into Startup Manager?

Answer 9

Option

Question 10

What are the two primary categories of software?

Answer 10

Application Software and System Software.

Question 11

Define software

Answer 11

Data (information), made up of instructions used to accomplish a task

Question 12

Which type of software processes data for a user?

Answer 12

Application software

Question 13

What does application software rely on for hardware compatibility?

Answer 13

The operating system

Question 14

This type of software is used to manage computer hardware.

Answer 14

System software

Question 15

TRUE or FALSE: System software includes the operating system (Mac OS), software drivers (for ex., to display video or read a CD-ROM), and software needed to interact with the user

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

_____ are major releases with new features, or features that resolve outstanding issues with older software.

Answer 16

Reference releases

Question 17

TRUE or FALSE: Software upgrades generally DO NOT require that a previous version already be installed, but may require earlier software to be installed to verify ownership.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

_____ are used to describe software changes and can be defined generally as “reference.upgrade.update.”

Answer 18

Version Numbers

Question 19

The two categories of system startup.

Answer 19

System Initialization or User Session

Question 20

Define system initialization

Answer 20

The process required to start the operating system.

Question 21

Define User Session

Answer 21

The process required to initialize the user environment.

Question 22

Define Power-On Self Test (POST)

Answer 22

The hardware check that the Mac performs when you press the power button.